{"id":43300,"date":"2020-11-30T08:56:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T21:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/?p=43300"},"modified":"2020-11-30T08:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T21:57:06","slug":"original-darth-vader-dave-prowse-has-sadly-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/original-darth-vader-dave-prowse-has-sadly-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Darth Vader Dave Prowse Has Sadly Died"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original <em>Star Wars<\/em> trilogy, has died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His agent Thomas Bowington confirmed the star had passed away following a short illness, writing in a Facebook post: &#8220;May the force be with him, always! Though famous for playing many monsters &#8211; for myself, and all who knew Dave and worked with him, he was a hero in our lives.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowington added that Prowse\u2019s death was a &#8220;truly and deeply heart-wrenching loss for us and millions of fans all over the world&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former bodybuilder debuted in the iconic role in 1977&#8217;s <em>Star Wars<\/em>. He went on to appear in <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> and <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>. 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